Non-binding Letter of Intent By and Between:
Exhibit
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Non-binding
Letter of Intent By and Between:
Red
Reef Laboratories International, Inc., (hereinafter RRL), 000 Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, and:Certified Environmental
Services, Inc., (hereinafter CES, or Business), 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx, X.X.
Dear
Xxxxxxx,
Terms
of Transaction
1:
RRL will purchase 100% CES shares. The purchase
will be on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in a legally
binding written agreement to be negotiated and entered into by CES and RRL.
2:
RRL will not be responsible for CES's tort
liabilities, unfunded pension liabilities, any taxes that CES becomes obligated
to pay as a result of the sale, any liabilities resulting from pending
litigation, or any undisclosed liabilities.
3:
RRL will purchase 100% of CES shares for
$2,800,000 on terms to be negotiated after an agreed to period of Due
Diligence.
4:
The agreement to be negotiated and entered into by CES and RRL will contain
the
usual and customary representations, warranties, covenants, and conditions,
including but not limited to: satisfactory results of the parties due diligence
investigations, obtaining the appropriate financing or commitment, approval
of
all necessary and related documents and agreements, and approvals of the
shareholders and boards of directors if required by law. Such
approvals may be withheld in the sole discretion of the relevant
party.
5:
The closing shall be subject to the usual and customary conditions
and
requirements, including:
a)
Corporation active and in good standing.
b)
Occupational licenses, fees and permits, Federal, State and local paid and
effective.
c) Laboratory
Certification in NYS and NVLAP Accreditation
6:
RRL's obligation to purchase
the Business will be contingent on RRL being able to obtain reasonable
financing, as discussed.
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7:
An escrow shall be opened to hold $200,000 of the purchase price for
six months. Such amount shall be held in escrow to fund CES's indemnity
obligations owed to RRL to secure RRL against the possibility of
misrepresentations, breaches of covenants, conditions, and warranties, and
undisclosed liabilities.
8: The
sale will be contingent on RRL being able to enter into a satisfactory
employment agreement with the following key employees of CES: Xxx Xxxxxxx,
VP
Business Development, and Xxxxxxx XxXxxxx, VP Lab Services, and a nucleus of
employees mutually agreeable to them
both.
9: The
sale will be contingent on RRL being able to enter into a non-competition
agreement with employees who now have such agreements in place.
Certain
Covenants and Restrictions
A.
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Deposit
|
RRL
will
make a deposit to CES of $200,000 to be paid in two installments. The
first payment will be made on 24 November 2006 and second payment to be made
on
29 December 2006. The money will be placed into escrow until such transaction
is
completed. The deposit is refundable to RRL unless RRL defaults for any reason
then provisions of Paragraph N prevails. If CES defaults for any reason, then
the total deposit will be returned to RRL.
C. Exclusive
Dealing
D. Access
to Information
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E. Prohibition
on Disclosure of Confidential Information
Neither
RRL nor any of its representatives or agents shall disclose to any third party
any confidential or proprietary information about the business activities or
assets of CES or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except
as required by applicable law. RRL may disclose such confidential or
proprietary information as necessary for it to obtain financing for this
acquisition, but only if the person receiving the information executes an
agreement legally enforceable by CES to keep such information
confidential. If CES and RRL are unable to reach agreement on the
sale of CES's business to RRL, RRL shall return all records, contracts, and
other information about CES that it obtained during their negotiations CES
and
RRL agree that any breach of the prohibition against the disclosure of
confidential or proprietary information will cause irreparable injury and that
any remedy at law for the breach will be inadequate. Therefore, the
parties agree that in the event of any breach by RRL of this provision, CES
shall be entitled to obtain preliminary and permanent injunctive relief without
having to prove that actual damages resulted from the
breach. This injunctive relief is in addition to all other
legal and equitable remedies to which CES may be entitled.
F. Expenses
G.
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Brokerage
Commissions
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CES
and
its shareholder represent and warrant, each to the other, that, other than
Business Brokers New York, LLC, they used no broker or finder in connection
with
the transactions contemplated hereby. Any and all brokerage, finders
or similar fees in connection with the transactions contemplated in this letter
of intent shall be paid by CES in the amount agreed in their Standard Listing
Agreement.
H. Public
Disclosures
I. Termination
J. No
Conflicting Agreement
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K. Counterparts
L. Definitive
Agreements
M. Binding
Effect
N.
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Liquidated
Damages
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Please
sign and date this Letter of Intent and return a copy to us to confirm our
mutual understandings and binding agreements. If we do not receive a
signed copy of this Letter of Intent by December 1, 2006 we will assume that
you
have no further interest in pursuing this agreement.
Very
truly yours,
RRL:
By:
____________________________________________
Xx.
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx-Xxxxxx, President, Red Reef Laboratories International, Inc.
AGREED
TO
AND ACCEPTED:
CES:
By:
____________________________________________
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
Title:
President, Certified Environmental Services, Inc.
Date:
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